On this Stardate

Bryan Cain
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On This Stardate is a Star Trek podcast that dives into the franchise itself — and the worlds it inspires. Hosts Bryan Cain and Christina Jackson explore Trek alongside real-life themes like politics, culture, and technology with curiosity, wit and humor.

Episodes

  1. 07/12/2025

    The Canon Trap

    On this Stardate hosts Bryan and Christina—married, opinionated and boldly nerdy—team up with guest Tim Rideout (The Mind Reels) for a no-holds-barred Trek talk focused on Strange New Worlds. From what soared to what sputtered in Seasons 1 and 2, they unpack character arcs, storytelling swings, and why canon might just be a polite suggestion at this point. Expect wild theories, hopeful wishes, and a few spicy predictions about where the Star Trek franchise could boldly (or bizarrely) go next. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    1h 37m

  2. 01/19/2023

    Treksperts are Forever

    The Inglorious Treksperts, Mark A. Altman (creator of Pandora, author of the bestselling oral histories, The Fifty Year Mission, Nobody Does It Better and They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog) and Daren Dochterman (award winning Art Director and Visual Effects Supervisor, The Abyss, Star Trek: Picard, HBO's Westworld and Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Director's Edition) are special guests for a fun conversation with Bryan about an interesting TOS third season misfire, that we still love among other Trek and Trek-adjacent topics. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    1h 2m

  3. 12/16/2022

    David Mack and Star Trek

    Veteran television writer and NYT bestselling author, David Mack, converses with On this Stardate host Bryan Cain about his Star Trek fandom, his work, his experiences of writing for Deep Space Nine and Voyager. David's new book, Star Trek: The Original Series: Harm's Way is in bookstores now, listen to David discuss his latest work and his approach to writing the characters that we love. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    45 min

  4. 12/06/2022

    Ryan Britt Begins - Pt II

    The seond part of our conversation with Ryan Britt focuses on how he used his love of Star Trek to become a successful journalist and published author (PHASERS ON STUN). Ryan also shares what one of his dream Star Trek projects would be and further discusses seaon 3 of Star Trek: Picard. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    52 min

  5. 11/30/2022

    Ryan Britt Begins

    Author Ryan Britt (PHASERS ON STUN: How the Making and Remaking of Star Trek Changed the World) is our special guest. Ryan converses about his latest book, the past, present and future of Trek, including season three of Star Trek: Picard, and answers that question that some people are wondering about -- Is Star Trek trying to chase Star Wars and Marvel?  On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    1h 1m

  6. 11/22/2022

    DAG ON IT! Treks to be Thankful for!

    Special guest, Dag, co-host of The Beyond Trek Podcast joins Bryan to discuss two classic Trek anniversaries, the future of Twitter and the Trek Twitter community, freedom of speech, the new Quantum Leap and Treks to be thankful for. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    1h 4m

  7. 11/15/2022

    Past Tense is Prologue

    The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine two-parter, PAST TENSE, which takes place in 2024, was a cautionary tale. Host/Writer, Bryan Cain (HUFFPOST/TECHNORATI), producer/writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Elementary), Larry Nemecek AKA Dr. Trek (TREKLAND, THE TREK FILES, THE CON OF WRATH) and poverty academic Rayna Slobodian discuss the chilling similarities between present day homelessness and the impactful DS9 episodes. On this Stardate website Follow the show's Twitter Host Bryan Cain's Twitter Hosted by Bryan Cain & Christina Jackson Executive Producers Christina Jackson Bryan Cain Music by Luis Humanoide

    1h 9m
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On This Stardate is a Star Trek podcast that dives into the franchise itself — and the worlds it inspires. Hosts Bryan Cain and Christina Jackson explore Trek alongside real-life themes like politics, culture, and technology with curiosity, wit and humor.

Information

  • Creator
    Bryan Cain
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 On this Stardate
  • Show Website
    On this Stardate